Roblox (RBLX) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

Roblox's Research & Development history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $422.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 12.83% year-over-year to $422.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 10.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.6 billion, up 8.55% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $422.0 million for Q1 2026 at Roblox, up from $409.8 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $422.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $177.8 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $327.1 million and a median of $355.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 83.93% in 2022 and advanced 3.3% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Roblox's Research & Development stood at $248.4 million in 2022, then soared by 37.33% to $341.1 million in 2023, then gained by 4.08% to $355.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 15.44% to $409.8 million in 2025, then grew by 2.97% to $422.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $422.0 million, $409.8 million, and $398.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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